Pod Bless Texas

Lillian and Kendall are back in the studio for season two taking on all the headlines of the week and spiraling out of control on a brand new segment with third mic Karrol Rimal. Sen. Nathan Johnson swings by the studio to lay down some knowledge about his first session in the Texas Senate.

Kendall and Lillian went on a fact finding mission to the Texas/Mexico border where they sat down with the chairman of the State Senate Democratic Caucus Sen. Jose Rodriguez and former Beto O’Rourke for U.S. Senate campaign manager, Jody Casey.

Lillian, Kendall, and 3rd mic Mihaela Plesa wrap up season one with a bang! The team Hits the Headlines and Evan Smith, the Co-founder and CEO of the Texas Tribune, swings by the studio to reflect on the legislative session. A special live performance by 53 Philco, the creators of the Pod Bless Texas Theme Song, where they reveal the back story and words behind their creation.

Lillian and Kendall put together a JAM PACKED show this week, with 3rd mic Laura Barry. PBT “Chief Immigration Policy Correspondent” George Rodriguez gives an immigration update following our commander in tweet’s racist presidential campaign kick-off, and State Representative Michelle Beckley joins the crew to dish about her first session.

The Pod Bless Texas team hosts The Rabble team at our studio in Dallas where we merge our shows to recap the week and get to know our teams better! Who allegedly assaulted a judge? Who’s very particular about their chicken sandwiches? What are the teams obsessed with? Tune in.

While Lillian Salerno finds promise in amateurs fixing her pipes, Kendall Scudder and 3rd mic Karrol Rimal enlist pet monkeys to help tackle the news of the week— from Gov. Abbott’s terrible appointments to the 2020 presidential polling showing VP Joe Biden leading Texas, the end of the TXLege session hasn’t slowed down the Texas news cycle one bit. Houston State Rep. Jon Rosenthal lays down some knowledge and shows the PBT universe his spoon collection.

The legislative session is finally over and we’re just meh about it. Lillian Salerno and Kendall Scudder chat about Sine Die, the new Beto documentary, and (of course) Robert Mueller. State Representative and Pod Bless Texas Freshman of the Year Julie Johnson joins us in the studio to debrief on her first legislative session!

The end of this legislative session can't come soon enough. Lillian Salerno and Kendall Scudder are joined by former Texas Senate Candidate Gwenn Burud as they dissect the buffoonery of the week: healthcare bans, LGBTQ discriminations, and Texas mental healthcare. Kelly Hart of Planned Parenthood Greater Texas joins the gang to try and make sense of it all-- but can you ever make sense of insanity?

10 more days until the end of the 86th Legislative session, and Lillian Salerno and Kendall Scudder can't wait. Kendall recuperates from celebrating a bit early and Lillian tries to hold it all together with 3rd mic Rachel Perry. Manny Garcia, the Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party provides his take on the challenges this legislative session and the 2020 election season.

Lillian Salerno and Kendall Scudder are joined by third mic Karrol Rimal to discuss this week’s happenings in the news. Texas Campaign Finance watchdog Chris Tackett joins the team to talk about the folks who bought and paid for our “leaders” in Austin.